Steal of the Day: Mengdi3Wu Tote

Mengdi3Wu’s tote are inspired by Japanese kawaii and are just $10 a bag.This morning, I was lucky enough to meet Parsons freshman and budding design entrepreneur Mengdi Wu, whose debut collection of screen-printed tote bags have been flying off the sartorial shelves at ebay. "They’re sold out in China!" the Shanghai native told me. The ubercute designs certainly have something to do with it. The cool graphics are inspired by Japanese "kawaii" (think black button eyes and a red PacMan-esque mouth). But the cincher is the price: at just $10 a bag, it almost feels like a crime not to scoop them up by the bundle. Still in search of that perfect holiday gift that won’t break the bank? This one’s in the bag.